July 14, 2015

Quilt for Addi

This quilt is for a daughter of one of my co-workers. He is such a positive, easy going guy and recently got news that his 8 year daughter has leukemia.

Every three weeks she has to go through chemo, which I hear is cold, so I am hoping this quilt can give her some warmth and comfort during those sessions.

When I asked about her style, I was told that she really likes pink. So pink it is. Pink fabric, pink thread, pink binding. I would have went searching for pink batting, too, if it would have been visible (thank goodness it isn't).

I added her name, smack in the middle of the quilt, with one row of stitching in black thread. I wasn't entirely sure it was going to show up, but after washing, for the crinkle factor, it turned out to be a nice touch, although understated.

I gave it to him this morning, so I hope this afternoon, when she unwraps it, it warms her heart.

I started out quilting this with straight lines, but as we all know, that takes time. So...I decided to quilt part of it with a meander stitch. It's true! The more you do, the easier it gets. I see more meandering in my future.

The back of this project was more pink, with a scrappy pink border, hand bound (my favorite part of making a quilt) by yours truly.

This pattern is called Strip Tango, by designer Kelly over at Quilt Infatuation. Thanks Kelly!

I know that you have, with this post, inspired people to either quilt or to pray for someone fighting this terrible disease. I will be praying for Addi.

On a different note, may I ask what size your pieces were? I want to learn how to quilt and I love the Rail Fence design, but can not figure out how to make the blocks so they fit with each other. Thank you.

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